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Importance of Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody in the Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in Latin Americans.
Scientific reports - 16 Mar 2017
Gomes Karla Fabiana Brasil, Semzezem Cintia, Batista Rodolfo, Fukui Rosa Tsuneshiro, Santos Aritania Sousa, Correia Márcia Regina, Passos-Bueno Maria Rita, Silva Maria Elizabeth Rossi da
Abstract excerpt
There is a scarcity of data of zinc transporter-8 autoantibody (ZnT8A) on mixed populations such as Brazilian. Therefore, we evaluated the relevance of ZnT8A for type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis and the role of ZnT8 coding gene (SLC30A8) in T1D predisposition. Patients with T1D (n = 629; diabetes duration = 11 (6-16) years) and 651 controls were genotyped for SLC30A8 rs16889462 and rs2466295 variants (BeadXpress...
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